September 2004
| Date |
Event |
Country |
Request / Action / State of Play / Comments |
Duration (Days) |
| |
| 01.09.04 - 09.09.04 |
50th CPA Annual Conference |
Canada |
50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, hosted by the Canadian Branches of the CPA. The Scotland Branch sent Andrew Welsh MSP as delegate and Cathy Peattie MSP as observer with the Secretary of the CPA (Wales Branch) providing the accompanying Secretary. |
9 |
| 07.09.04 |
Chongqing delegation |
China |
Senior Chinese delegation from Chongqing involved in key-level national, regional & district government level urban planning & regeneration, made a brief visit to see the new Scottish Parliament building. |
1 |
| 07.09.04 |
Catalonia Exchange Programme Group |
Spain |
A group of 10 from the Catalonia Exchange Programme visited the Scottish Parliament to look devolution and the workings of the parliament. |
1 |
| 09.09.04 |
Hon Ray Hollis |
Australia |
The Honourable Ray Hollis, Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Australia , visited the Scottish Parliament to discuss information technology advancements regarding parliamentary business (E-petitioning etc). He also attended First Minister's Questions, had a courtesy call with Murray Tosh MSP and lunch with members of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Scotland Branch). |
1 |
| 10.09.04 |
Delegation from Taiwan |
Taiwan, Republic of China |
Delegation from Taiwan including the Taiwanese Representative to Scotland visited the Scottish Parliament. |
1 |
| 13.09.04 |
Hon. John Cowdell MLC and Peter McHugh |
Australia |
President of the Legislative Council the Hon. John Cowdell, MLC and Mr Peter McHugh, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia met MSPs to discuss procedure, education and the clerking and administrative system. They also had lunch with Paul Grice and members of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Scotland Branch) and a courtesy call with Trish Godman MSP Deputy Presiding Officer. |
1 |
| 15.09.04 |
Jodeen Carney |
Australia |
Shadow Minister for Justice, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Jodeen Carney had a lunch meeting with members of the Cross Party Group on Men's Violence Against Women and Children to discuss domestic violence related issues. |
1 |
| 17.09.04 |
Arnhem commemoration |
Netherlands |
The Presiding Officer represented the Parliament at the commemoration of Scottish involvement of the liberation of Dutch towns in 1944 at events in Arnhem.. |
1 |
| 22.09.04 |
Sue McLeod |
Australia |
Sue McLeod, Clerk of Committees in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, came on a short term attachment with the Scottish Parliament in order to exchange information regarding the work and procedures of committees |
2 |
| 24.09.04 |
Srimoy Kar |
India |
Mr Kar, the Editor of the New Indian Express (the most widely circulated Indian newspaper in Orissa), was in the UK to learn about foreign policy. |
1 |
| 29.09.04 |
Senior Government Officials From the Turkish Government |
Turkey |
Senior Government officials from the Turkish Government visited the Scottish Parliament to learn more about devolution and to see the new building. |
1 |
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
External Liaison
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